Nine walks for little legs

Get your little ones out and about on one of these short walks where there's plenty to keep everyone busy. These family trails through woodlands feature wildlife, kick-about parkland and natural play areas to keep your little ones entertained.

A fallow deer at Attingham Park standing on its hind leg to reach the taller branches
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Attingham Park, Shropshire 

There are miles of walks at Attingham. This family-sized stroll leads you through wildlife-rich parkland and gets you up close to the famous deer herd.

Say hello to the deer at Attingham Park
Following a trail at Brockhampton Estate
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Brockhampton Estate, Herefordshire 

Children will love finding the carved wooden creatures on this easy trail around the estate. Make sure you keep an eye out for wildlife along the way.

Look out for wildlife on a walk at Brockhampton
Family at the Natural Play Trail at Box Hill, Surrey
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Box Hill, Surrey 

Our natural play trail is a wonderful way to explore these woods. You can climb, clamber, balance and wobble your way along the route. Or make a secret den among the trees and go wildlife spotting.

Have an adventure at Box Hill
Puffins on the Farne Islands, Northumberland
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Farne Island, Northumberland 

Kids will love keeping their eyes peeled for shy puffins on this walk. There are lots of other coastal birds to look out for. And don't forget to visit the lighthouse.

Look out for puffins on Farne Island
A child playing on the play area
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Gibside, Derwent Valley 

Discover Strawberry Castle adventure play area on this pushchair-friendly family trail. Budding naturalists can look for Red Kites from the Wildlife Hide. Little adventurers can take the low rope challenge.

Follow the family trail at Gibside
Three children sitting on a treestump in the woodland of Lacock Abbey in Wiltshire
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Lacock, Wiltshire 

Children will enjoy this stroll though idyllic, flower-rich farmland. See if you can spot any dragonflies or fish surfacing sleepily in the River Avon. Then see where Harry Potter was filmed in Lacock Abbey.

Explore the river banks at Lacock
Dog-friendly walking at Lanhydrock
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Lanhydrock Respryn ramble 

This gentle walk is a great way to explore the dappled woodland, rivers and parkland of the Lanhydrock estate. See if you can spot rare kingfishers and otters. At dusk, look out for Daubentons bats skimming the water for insects.

Enjoy the sites and sounds of Lanhydrock
Family walking through Plas Newydd grounds
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Plas Newydd, Anglesey 

This short trail has strategically-placed fun along the way. There's a treehouse for let's pretend games and an adventure playground to burn off some energy. Can you spot the estate's oldest tree?

Enjoy a family walk at Plas Newydd
Walking boots
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Watersmeet, Devon 

Pack the family a picnic for this ramble down a dramatic gorge surrounded by ancient woodland. There are deer in the woods. Look out for otters in the river and herons keeping watch over the water.

Go exploring at Watersmeet